Fishing Vessel Safety Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1486)
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Regulations are current to 2021-01-10 and last amended on 2020-10-06. Previous Versions
PART 0.1Interpretation (continued)
Division 2Safety Equipment (continued)
Life-saving Appliances (continued)
Life Rafts and Other Life-saving Appliances
Marginal note:Requirement to carry on board
3.28 (1) A fishing vessel that is engaged on a voyage set out in column 1 of the table to this subsection, and that has a hull length set out in column 2, shall carry on board the life-saving appliances set out in column 3.
TABLE
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Voyage Hull Length Other Life-saving Appliances 1 Unlimited Any length 2 Near coastal voyage, class 1 Any length 3 Near coastal voyage, class 2 More than 12 m (a) one or more life rafts, or a combination of life rafts and recovery boats, with a total capacity that is sufficient to carry the number of persons on board;
(b) an EPIRB, unless the vessel is carrying on board an EPIRB required under the Navigation Safety Regulations, 2020; and
(c) if the water temperature is less than 15°C, an immersion suit or an anti-exposure work suit of an appropriate size for each person on board
4 Near coastal voyage, class 2 Not more than 12 m (a) one or more life rafts, or a combination of life rafts and recovery boats, with a total capacity that is sufficient to carry the number of persons on board; or
(b) the following equipment:
(i) an EPIRB or a means of two-way radio communication, unless the vessel is carrying on board an EPIRB required under the Navigation Safety Regulations, 2020, and
(ii) if the water temperature is less than 15°C, an immersion suit or an anti-exposure work suit of an appropriate size for each person on board
5 Sheltered waters voyage or near coastal voyage, class 2, restricted to 2 nautical miles Any length (a) one or more life rafts or recovery boats with a total capacity that is sufficient to carry the number of the persons on board; or
(b) the following equipment:
(i) an EPIRB or a means of two-way radio communication, unless the vessel is carrying on board an EPIRB required under the Navigation Safety Regulations, 2020, and
(ii) if the water temperature is less than 15°C, an immersion suit or an anti-exposure work suit of an appropriate size for each person on board
Marginal note:Appliances or written procedures
(2) Instead of carrying on board the appliances referred to in subparagraph 5(b)(ii) of the table to subsection (1), a fishing vessel engaged on a sheltered waters voyage may carry on board appliances or written procedures, or a combination of both, for protecting all persons on board from the effects of hypothermia or cold shock resulting from swamping, capsizing or falling overboard.
Marginal note:Substitute for recovery boat
(3) A fishing vessel referred in subsection (1) is not required to carry on board a recovery boat if the vessel carries on board an emergency boat, a rescue boat, or a seine skiff that is ordinarily used in the fishing vessel’s fishing operations.
- SOR/2016-163, s. 2
- SOR/2020-216, s. 407
Marginal note:Requirements for life rafts
3.29 A life raft that is carried on board a fishing vessel shall
(a) be marked with the date and place of last service;
(b) be serviced, at the intervals set out in section 2 of Schedule IV to the Life Saving Equipment Regulations, at a service station that is accredited by the manufacturer of the life raft; and
(c) except in the case of a coastal life raft that is packed in a valise-type container, be stored in a manner that allows it to automatically float free if the vessel sinks.
- SOR/2016-163, s. 2
Marginal note:Requirements for recovery boats
3.3 A recovery boat that is carried on board a fishing vessel shall carry on board the following equipment:
(a) a buoyant safety knife secured near the painter;
(b) a bailer secured within the boat;
(c) a set of oars or paddles, with locks, secured within the boat;
(d) a boat hook;
(e) a painter secured forward, or a quick release slip that can be operated under strain;
(f) if there are plugholes, a plug for each plughole, secured near the plughole;
(g) a buoyant heaving line of not less than 15 m in length;
(h) a flash light with spare bulb and batteries;
(i) a rustproof whistle;
(j) two red hand flares; and
(k) in the case of an inflatable boat, an air pump with fittings suitable for replenishing the inflated chambers.
- SOR/2016-163, s. 2
Marginal note:Launching appliance
3.31 A life raft, emergency boat, recovery boat or rescue boat shall be equipped with a launching appliance, unless it is capable of being launched safely and rapidly by manual means.
- SOR/2016-163, s. 2
Vessel Safety Equipment
Marginal note:Bailers and bilge pumps
3.32 (1) A fishing vessel that has a hull length of not more than 9 m shall carry on board a bailer or a manual bilge pump.
Marginal note:Manual bilge pump
(2) A fishing vessel that has a hull length of more than 9 m shall carry on board a manual bilge pump.
Marginal note:Dimensions — bailer
(3) The bailer referred to in subsection (1) shall be made of plastic or metal, have an opening of at least 65 cm2 and have a capacity of at least 750 mL.
Marginal note:Manual bilge pump — piping and operation
(4) The manual bilge pump referred to in subsections (1) and (2) shall be
- SOR/2016-163, s. 2
Marginal note:Manual propelling device
3.33 A fishing vessel that has no deck or deck structure and that has a hull length of not more than 6 m shall carry on board a set of oars, a paddle or another device that uses human power to propel the vessel.
- SOR/2016-163, s. 2
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